Memphis City Council members are weighing whether there is an easy and quick way to make the change or whether the change will take a charter amendment voters would have to approve.

MATA’s interim leader told the council all the buses are ready but only for a pared-down system and that former leadership spent more than a million dollars in federal funds it hadn’t secured.

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The $900,000 intended for “integrity in policing” could instead fund several different projects across this city. 

After closing, Carlisle Development Corp. will take over running the hotel that’s attached to Renasant Convention Center and start the process for redeveloping it.

Overton Park has completed a project to recognize locals who have made an impact on the game of golf. 

The Daily Memphian reported July 21 that the city paid a Memphis consulting firm $10,000 to facilitate the one-and-a-half-day retreat. Here’s what it cost taxpayers. 

New documents shed some light on xAI’s long-term plans for the former Duke Energy Plant in Southaven that it bought last month.

The funding — generated from $2.8 million interest income on federal grant money — would support a police reform task force appointed in late 2024. The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Memphis, Children and Youth Wellness Crisis Center and PURE Academy are also proposed to receive a piece.

This Political Roundup dives into what the Southaven mayor said about Elon Musk’s xAI buying a former energy plant, MLGW customers who could be cut off skyrocket, TVA’s demand highs and more.

Also happening this week: Neighborhood groups across the county host police meet-and-greets for National Night Out.

The Alcy Ball neighborhood in South Memphis sits beside industrial lots with a known history of contamination, most notably the former Memphis Defense Depot.

The issue stems from a May news release attorneys for Nichols’ family and estate issued.

In a Memphis August, there’s no such thing as a “cold front.” But temperatures are expected to be 10 degrees cooler on Friday than on Thursday. 

Following the recent retirement of former Assistant Chief Don Crowe, MPD officials promoted a longtime employee to the vacant position. 

The City of Memphis is planning a $55 million renovation of AutoZone Park and potential redevelopment of the area around the stadium, according to public records reviewed by The Daily Memphian.

The report details further expenditures from the embattled bus system that raised questions with auditors about how taxpayer money for bus-riders was being spent. 

Also happening this week: Memphis Tigers start football camp, and Memphis City Council members want to hear your blight concerns.

Plus, the Memphis City Council also sent the first installment of capital funding to start the redevelopment of the old Southwest Twin drive-in.

The slow-moving Grizzlies’ negotiations come as the public sector continues to invest in FedExForum and officials work to keep Downtown safer and cleaner. 

Members of King’s family, and others, have long questioned whether James Earl Ray acted alone, or if he was even involved.

The Memphis City Council could also approve some specific standards for MATA to report how it’s spending city money.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young has reshuffled his cabinet in recent months and on July 10, hosted an overnight executive retreat at Bass Pro Shops, which he called “an opportunity to really recalibrate the team.”

Also happening this week: Ford Jr. is supposed to get a trial date, and Tennessee tax-free weekend is coming.

The Memphis Fire Fighters Association has sued the City of Memphis over reneging the union’s planned 5% raise for the current fiscal year. 

“And I don’t just plan to run — I plan to win,” she said.